Monuments to Money: The Architecture of American Banks

Belfoure, Charles

ISBN 10: 078642060X / ISBN 13: 9780786420605

Published by McFarland Publishing, 2005

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Tiny closed tear and crease at thee top of the front board gutter otherwise Near Fine in hardcover. 347pp Tall 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monuments to Money: The Architecture of American Banks
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078642060X
• ISBN 13: 9780786420605
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

To understand the evolution of bank design, it is also necessary to grasp the fundamentals of America s banking and financial history, which go hand-in-hand with the creation of bank architecture. While the worldwide evolution of architectural styles played a major factor in the way banks look, developments in the financial history of the nation depressions, panics, government monetary and banking policy also played a critical role. With more than 200 photographs and illustrations, this work studies the evolution of American bank architecture from 1781 (when America s first bank was founded) to new banks of the present day. It explores how and why the classically inspired structures built in late 18th century America, embodying strength and trust, evolved into the essentially anonymous bank buildings of today.

About the Author

Architect and writer Charles Belfoure lives in Westminster, Maryland. He is the coauthor of The Baltimore Rowhouse.